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Industry · August 18, 2026
Why “unlimited bandwidth” marketing still exists in 2026
Most networks are finite. Most “unlimited” plans are governed by fair-use or acceptable-use policies. Yet the word remains common in shared and low-end VPS marketing. The reasons are predictable. Why hosts still say it It converts. Buyers compare headline claims before they compa…
Industry · August 12, 2026
What happens to tickets after a private-equity buyout
When a mid-sized host is acquired by a private-equity firm, the public story is growth and investment. The internal story that customers feel is often different: ticket quality, escalation paths, and the willingness to make exceptions all tend to change. Typical shifts Support is…
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Industry · August 11, 2026
Honest pricing as a real differentiator in 2026
Most hosting marketing still leads with the introductory rate. A smaller set of providers lead with the rate the customer will actually pay next year. In a market full of coupons, that second approach is noticeable. What honest pricing looks like The price on the website is the r…
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Industry · August 10, 2026
The mid-tier hosting consolidation nobody is writing about
The big brands are visible. The quiet story in 2026 is the continued absorption of mid-tier independent hosts into larger groups, often private-equity backed. The pattern is familiar: a host with a decent customer base, aging infrastructure or a founder ready to exit, and a buyer…
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Industry · August 9, 2026
AI automation is changing who needs a support desk
AI agents can already clear caches, restart services, issue certificates, and run WP-CLI across many sites. Some hosts now expose those capabilities through MCP servers so that Claude, ChatGPT, or a custom agent can perform the actions that used to require a human ticket. The int…
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